From the armistice of 1918, which marked the end of the First World War, to the declaration of war in September 1939, the beginning of the Second World War: an era during which there was an aspiration to create a new world, prosperous and at peace, but which provoked a new tragedy, seen through the destinies of thirteen people who were both actors and witnesses of the upheavals of the so-called inter-war period.
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Episode 1
In November 1918, Germany surrenders to the allies, bringing the First World War to an end. Monarchies and empires are swept away and all across Europe people struggle to survive.
Episode 2
The 1919 peace conference in Paris brings together the great powers that defeated Germany to ratify the treaty of Versailles.
Episode 3
The economic situation worsens with inflation and high unemployment. As famine strikes the people, riots erupt in many countries of Europe.
Episode 4
Moscow becomes the centre of international revolutionary fervour attracting freedom fighters and intellectuals from all over the world.
Episode 5
The twenties are a period of heady consumerism and wild financial speculation. But everything will change when the bubble bursts.
Episode 6
By 1932 the global economic crisis has led to record mass unemployment with violent street battles between left and right.
Episode 7
Mid 1930s: Germany reaches full employment and in Spain the civil war breaks out.
Episode 8
1938: Austria is annexed by Germany, the pogrom of Kristallnacht destroys Jewish shops and synagogues as war draws ever closer.
